to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
talking while standing; standing around talking
all; entire; whole; altogether
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
strapped for cash; hard up
perfect; complete; flawless
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to apologize; to apologise
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
originally; by nature; from the start
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
of no interest; not interested
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
name; given name; first name
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)